Members Of God’s Household

“A family is a group of two or more persons related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together; all such related persons are considered as members of one family.” (www.hrsa.gov,hill- burton) God loves family. He made sure that the first people on earth, formed a family. We know them as Adam and Eve. God not only created the family, but encouraged and blessed them, to be fruitful, multiply, and replenish the earth. (Genesis 1:28) In the twenty-first century, there are many types of families. There is the:

• traditional/nuclear family which consists of two parents (married/common-law) and one child or more children.

• Single parent families

• Extended families (families that include grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, all living close

by, or in the same home.)

• Adoptive families

• Foster families

• Families where children are raised by other relatives/grandparents/godparents/

stepparents.

• Families headed by two unmarried partners (opposite or same sex)

No matter what family we were born into, in which ever country, God considers us as a part of His family; when we make a conscious decision to give our heart and life to Him. How do you do this? By accepting what Jesus as your Lord; accepting His forgiveness of your sins or the life you have been living without Him; and asking Christ Jesus to be in you and with you, as, He saves you/us by His grace. (Ephesians 2:4 -9)

During your prayer and fasting, pray:

• For your family

• For the family of God

• Pray that the members of God’s family will unite through His love.

• Pray that as family members, we learn to forgive each other, as God forgives us.

• Pray that we will encourage each other and help each other to grow in God’s family.

• Ask God to bring in new family members by giving us the courage to be witnesses of Him, by

our life style in our community and society.

• Pray that God will help us to welcome those outside of God’s family, in.

Prayer and Fasting Focus: Welcome! To The Family Of God

Sub-heading: Members of God’s household.

Bible reading: Ephesians 2

Bible Verse: Ephesians 2:19

“Now therefore, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God.”